If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

This week, a Valve engineer built a hybrid rocket engine under the backdrop of acquisition rumors, Activision revealed a ton of Call of Duty: Black Ops II details, and GamesBeat kicks off our Pitch us in one Tweet indie game series.

You’ll also find a review for Hell Yeah and our new “Threeview” series, which starts with Borderlands 2. Threeview is a feature with reviews from the perspectives of a critic, an analyst, and an academic.